Take-home slipsJoel 2:13

How to learn a verse(NET)

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Joel 2:13 Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love – often relenting from calamitous punishment.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love – often relenting from calamitous punishment.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Return to the ____ your God, for ___ is merciful and ______, slow to anger ___ boundless in loyal ____ – often relenting from ______ punishment.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Return ___ ___ Lord ____ ___, for ___ ___ merciful ___ ______, slow ___ _____ and ______ ___ loyal ____ – _____ relenting ____ ______ punishment.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.R t t L y G, f h i m a c, s t a a b i l l – o r f c p.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Joel 2:13

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

How to learn a verse(NET)

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Joel 2:13 Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love – often relenting from calamitous punishment.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love – often relenting from calamitous punishment.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Return to the ____ your God, for ___ is merciful and ______, slow to anger ___ boundless in loyal ____ – often relenting from ______ punishment.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Return ___ ___ Lord ____ ___, for ___ ___ merciful ___ ______, slow ___ _____ and ______ ___ loyal ____ – _____ relenting ____ ______ punishment.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.R t t L y G, f h i m a c, s t a a b i l l – o r f c p.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Joel 2:13

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.